James Newman (actor)

James Newman
Born James Myron Newman[1]
January 22, 1992 (1992-01-22) (age 20)[1]
Years active 2011 - present

James Milo Newman (born James Myron Newman; January 22, 1992) is an American actor. He played Tony Snyder on the MTV television teen drama Skins. Newman's first acting experience was auditioning for Skins. He had previously planned to fight in the Golden Gloves boxing tournament (he had once boxed with Yuri Foreman).[2]

Personal life

Newman was raised in Greenwich Village, New York.[3] He is the son of actress Antonia Beresford Dauphin and producer Peter Ross Newman.[2][4][1] His maternal grandmother, Ruda Dauphin (née Podemska), was the president of film production company Odeon International, and was the partner of French actor Claude Dauphin.[5][6]

His maternal grandfather was English novelist Marc Brandel, the son of writer J. D. Beresford.[5] James Newman is Jewish.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c The Hollywood Reporter (Wilkerson Daily Corp.) 153: 130. 1992. "Antonia Dauphin Newman & Peter Newman, a son, James Myron, born Jan. 22. Mother is an actress. Father is a producer and head of Peter Newman Prods." 
  2. ^ a b Fleming, Mike (2011-01-17). "How MTV Found Its New 'Skins' Series Star". Deadline.com. http://www.deadline.com/2011/01/the-unlikely-discovery-story-of-mtv-skins-star-james-newman/. Retrieved 2011-01-26. 
  3. ^ Richdale, Andrew (2011-01-17). "The Verge Q+A: James Newman". GQ. http://www.gq.com/entertainment/movies-and-tv/201101/james-newman-mtv-skins. Retrieved 2011-01-26. 
  4. ^ a b "Film Producer Marries Miss Dauphin, Actress". The New York Times. 1988-06-27. http://www.nytimes.com/1988/06/27/style/film-producer-marries-miss-dauphin-actress.html. Retrieved 2011-01-26. 
  5. ^ a b The Author's & writer's who's who, Issue 5. Burke's Peerage, Ltd.. 1963. pp. 61. 
  6. ^ "James Newman (VIII) More at IMDbPro »". IMDB.com. 2011. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4162823/bio. Retrieved 2011-01-26. 

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Characters
Tony Snyder · Michelle Richardson · Stanley Lucerne · Chris Collins · Cadie Campbell · Tea Marvelli · Daisy Valero · Abbud Siddiqui · Eura Snyder
Cast
James Newman · Rachel Thevenard · Daniel Flaherty  · Jesse Carere  · Britne Oldford  · Sofia Black D'Elia  · Camille Crescencia-Mills  · Ron Mustafaa  · Elanor Zichy
Crew
Derek Harvie · Bryan Elsley · Scott Smith · Samir Rehem